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IN PERSON - Tour for Individuals & Small Groups (offered once a month)

1 hour 30 minutes

This tour is offered once a month for individuals and small groups wishing to visit our facility. Groups of ten or more, please see below for group tour options. Corporate groups, please complete the request form above.

Sign up to learn how recycling works in NYC and beyond. Ask all of your recycling questions, experience our interactive Recycling Education Center, and view the country's largest recycling facility.

In the space below, PLEASE SELECT THE QUANTITY/NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP (5 MAX).

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IN PERSON - Group Tour, for Community Groups & Non-Profits

1 hour 30 minutes

For groups of up to 30. Groups smaller than 10, please book a tour for individuals and small groups.

Suitable for non-profits, community organizations, civic leaders or organizations, and everyday New Yorkers with a passion, interest, or curiosity for recycling. Completed safety waivers are required.

Corporate groups, please complete the request form linked above.

VIRTUAL - Group Tour, for Community Groups & Non-profits

1 hour

For non-profit or community groups of ten or more. No limit on attendee numbers.

The virtual tour will feature photos, videos and graphics depicting how recycling works in NYC and beyond, including operations at SMR, the largest facility of its kind in the country. Q and A offered as well!

Corporate groups, please complete the request form linked above.

VIRTUAL - Student Group, all grades

1 hour

Learn all about NYC recycling and waste in an interactive, online presentation featuring photos, videos, and graphics describing how NYC recycles and how SMR sorts 1000 tons of recyclables each day. Tours last 45 minutes to one hour. Let us know if you need a specific start and end time!

IN-PERSON Student Group, Grades 2 - 5

1 hour 30 minutes

Learn all about NYC recycling and waste in our interactive Recycling Education Center. After a brief discussion, students participate in hands on activities focused on the recycling process and then proceed to the observation platform to see hundreds of tons of New York City's recyclables and the vast system that sorts them out. You are welcome to stay an extra 20 minutes to eat a packed lunch on site.

Safety waivers are required. Currently, we can accommodate 30 students and five chaperones per group.

IN-PERSON - Student Group, Grades 6-8

1 hour 30 minutes

IN-PERSON - High School Group

1 hour 20 minutes

Max 30 students per tour. Safety waivers required.

Students will learn about NYC recycling and waste through a short presentation, time in the interactive Recycling Education Center, and a view from the observation deck where they will see hundreds of tons of NYC recyclables and the vast system that sorts them out. We are able to cater to multiple topics and areas of interest related to waste and sustainability.

You are welcome to stay an extra 20 minutes to eat a packed lunch on site.

VIRTUAL - College/Graduate School

1 hour

We tailor tours for a wide range of classes: environmental education, urban planning, architecture, anthropology, economics, product design, engineering, and more. The presentation will include relevant photos and videos depicting the recycling process and will be hosted live by one of our recycling educators. Students are encouraged to ask questions throughout the tour.

IN PERSON - College/Graduate School

1 hour 30 minutes

Max of 30 attendees per tour. Safety waivers required.

We tailor tours for a wide range of classes: environmental education, urban planning, architecture, anthropology, economics, product design, engineering, and more. After an introductory discussion, attendees will walk through our interactive Recycling Education Center, and then view our tipping floor, where we receive hundreds of tons of recyclables each day, and the massive system that sorts the recyclables.

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